Face Charts and Research

I have now reached the stage where I am beginning to pull together a range of ideas for my character. We have to create a traditional look based on their storyline in the book. I initially knew that I wanted my look for Peter Quint to include a cut on the forehead. He came to his death by falling and hitting his head. I therefore want my character to come back as himself but it is known to the viewer that he is a ghost. For my research I looked into a range of videos that showed modern interpretations. 

Many ghost make-up looks feature a white/grey base to help portray the 'ghostly' feel. This is something that is effective in the audience knowing what kind of character you are creating. Typically, ghosts then have dark, tired eyes that is conveyed through using reds,blacks and blues. The contours of their face are very dark and they have pale lips. They are basically made to seem lifeless with as little colour on the face as possible. I feel it is important to go down the neck as essentially, their whole body is that colour. I will also look at placing the colour on the hands and dusting black over the knuckles and the fingers. I am still unsure of how dark I want the eyes. I feel the face will need some colour in it to make it stand out to the audience. 

Research inspiration
To help me with finding the perfect ghost look, I decided to look at modern day make-up of people trying to create different ghost looks. I feel like I could easily make this traditional to the Victorian era and fit with my character's profile. I decided to specifically look at men's make-up as I will be creating my design on a male. I thought that this would help me better rather than looking at applying the make-up on a woman. I really like the darkness of the crease and feel this really brings out the eyes. The look that he created is very dark and features very little colour. For a character in a film, I feel there needs to be something that stands out and would catch the attention of the audience. 

GHOST MAKE-UP INSPIRATION

I then decided to look at a range of images and I picked which ones I liked the best and found most inspirational. I really liked the darkness of the image on the left and the contrast with the paler skin, however I feel like I could create a look that would portray the character of a ghost more. The image on the left portrays the Victorian era as they are wearing similar clothing. It has been whiten down to help show that he is a ghost. I feel that he is quite a wealthy man as only rich people could afford to wear this type of clothing. I really like the eye make-up as it has a red influence to it and does not just feature black. His face is mainly white a features a little contouring to the cheeks. I feel this works well as it is not too overpowering on the face. I will look at incorporating these two images for my final character profile. 

Design 1

When creating my first face chart I had a rough idea of the look that I wanted to create. The look is partly created for you in the book, therefore you can design the other aspects yourself. Quint died by hitting his through a bad fall, therefore I knew immediately I would feature a cut on the head. This look is simple yet effective and the eyes are covered mainly with red tones. I find building up the colours will help create a better look for my character as he will be able to look more like a ghost. The crease is very defined and all the colours used a bought down below the eye as well. This make him look more drained and technically 'dead'. I have chosen to go with a white base as I feel this would be more effective in portraying the character. This colour will be placed on the neck as well. Black will also be placed under the cheek bones to help them stand out more, on the neck and also on the forehead. 

Design 2

My second design is a lot darker on the face and the eyes. I wanted to see whether to make the main colour of the eyes red or blue so I thought I would make a design incorporating both. When creating this design, I felt that it was becoming too dark. I then had the idea to add red onto the tops of the cheeks and down the neck to add a slight warmth to the face especially as blue is the main focus on the eyes. The darkness of the eyes will help to convey a 'ghostly' feeling. Similar to the first design, there will be a cut on the head. I am aware of not making the cut to big, as I want it to look exactly the same each week as we are being marked on continuity. 

Reflection

When comparing both of my designs, I think I prefer the first one. I feel like the second design is too dark and I do not want to over-complicate it. I think the red works better on the eyes, due to the fact that I have been focusing on showing the controlling and manipulative side of his personality. I think the red would also look good with the blood of the cut and will hopefully bring the whole look together. 

References

Alex Faction (2014) Ghost makeup | Halloween makeup Tutorial | Alex faction. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96raoEtqzuk (Accessed: 24 February 2016).